{"id":2191,"date":"2009-05-27T05:08:34","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T19:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2009-06-08T02:37:47","modified_gmt":"2009-06-07T16:37:47","slug":"the-tribes-of-melbourne-punks-are-the-old-farts-of-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=2191","title":{"rendered":"The Tribes of Melbourne \/\/ Punks are the old farts of today"},"content":{"rendered":"

A classic doco unearthed!<\/p>\n

The Tribes of Melbourne<\/em> documents the Melbourne punk scene of the mid-1980s, and *s Depression<\/a>, End Result<\/a>, G.A.S.H.<\/a>, Perdition<\/a> (Adelaide), Vicious Circle<\/a> and Phil MacDougall of Reactor Records and ‘Sunglasses After Dark’ fame. It was written and directed by Tina McQuade and produced by Steven Goddard and released — in some fashion — circa<\/em> 1983. Or possibly 1984… or 1985? For more infos on the history of Australian punk
\nSEE!<\/em>
\nAustralianPunk.com<\/a> by the redoubtable Les and
\nREAD!<\/em>
\nan interview with Phil (Maximum Rock’n’Roll<\/em>, No.245, October 2003) here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note that Phil\/Reactor released a 40-track Depression comp last year (review<\/a> by Trevor Block: “It’s interesting to ponder how they might fare in today\u2019s climate, when punk is a meaningless marketing term and protest seems to be the domain of dreadlocked hippies not angry bootboys”). The history of the Reactor Records label is re-told by Chris Spencer in a neat little pamphlet released c.1997, and includes some notes by Depression member Smeer (now tattooing @ Chapel).<\/p>\n

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And a few old songs for good measure…<\/p>\n

The Last Words<\/em> : ‘Animal World’ (1978)<\/p>\n

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See also<\/em> : ‘Something’s Wrong’<\/a> (1978\/1979) | ‘Top Secret’<\/a> (1980)<\/p>\n

TV Smith & The Thought Criminals<\/em> : ‘Safety In Numbers’ (1977)<\/p>\n

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All you pretty people who’ve been taken over
\nHad better start looking for your own answers
\n‘Cause there’s no safety in numbers<\/a> anyway
\nOr in a “new” wave…<\/em><\/p>\n

And remember folx, as Vomit Visions sang in 1979: ‘Punks Are The Old Farts Of Today’!<\/p>\n

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England started everything
\nnew wave conquered all the world
\nall of it is fucked up now
\nthat’s what no one else sees<\/p>\n

Johnny Lydon is just a liar
\nhe is not rebel hero
\nnihilism ain’t his way
\nonly madmen live today<\/p>\n

’67 hipster love
\nbut in fact it wasn’t smart
\ndid the punks learn anything
\nthey just act as being mean<\/p>\n

Britons are potential stars
\nbut they don’t see what they really are
\naiming at a big success
\nthat’s why punk became a mess<\/p>\n

Punk has always been a gimmick
\nno one ever was for real
\nnailing women is a must
\nhate and danger what a lust<\/p>\n

We don’t like the fellow men
\nthose who do just follow trends
\nwe ain’t normal we are mad
\npunks and hippies what a drag<\/p>\n

Punks are the old farts of today
\nfade away we don’t care<\/em><\/p>\n

PS. Fuck you.<\/h2>\n

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PPS. God I hate this fucking shit!<\/h2>\n

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